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VP of Accounting

United Kingdom Employment contract 150000.00 - 210000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted June 16, 2026
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Mews is at a significant stage of its growth – building the financial infrastructure, reporting standards and compliance programmes that a scaled, global business needs. The accounting function is central to that, and it needs a leader who has been here before. This role leads the accounting organisation at Mews: controlling and reporting, AP and tax, technical accounting, payroll and, soon, accounts receivable. The teams are based primarily in Prague, technically strong, and highly motivated. What they're missing is a leader who can answer hard accounting questions, close the books faster, and help them understand what their roles look like as the business continues to scale. This isn't a steady-state role. Mews operates across 32 entities, has a SOX programme underway, and is building toward the reporting standards and compliance posture of a public-ready business. There is real work to do – and genuine career upside for the person who does it.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead the accounting function and build a public-ready finance organisation: Own the end-to-end accounting organisation: controlling and reporting, accounting and tax, technical accounting and payroll
  • Drive readiness across SOX, PCAOB and SEC reporting standards, and US GAAP adoption – building the compliance posture a scaled business needs
  • Reduce month-end close from day 8–10 to business day 5
  • Lead the transition to Coupa and a PO-first procurement model, going live September 2026
  • Build bench strength in US GAAP and SOX – currently one specialist in each area
  • Bring AI-native thinking to transform manual processes across the function
  • Act as a strategic partner to the leadership team and accounting org: Help the Prague team answer difficult questions about where accounting is going and what their roles look like as the business scales
  • Manage upwards as well as downwards – influencing leadership behaviour is a real part of this job
  • Work cross-functionally
  • accounting silos are not what this business needs right now

Requirements

  • Deep technical accounting expertise, public company experience, and the judgement to build for scale: You have worked in or led accounting at a US-listed public company – you understand what SEC, PCAOB and SOX compliance looks like in practice
  • Strong US GAAP knowledge is non-negotiable
  • dual US GAAP and IFRS is ideal
  • Hands-on SOX compliance experience, including designing or owning a SOX programme
  • A track record of transforming accounting teams – automating, restructuring, raising the bar
  • Experience with compact, multi-entity accounting functions
  • familiarity with complex consolidation
  • AI fluency, with a genuine appetite for re-thinking how accounting works: AI has changed how you work, not just how fast
  • you see where it can replace manual processes, not just assist with them
  • You can point to specific automation or workflow improvements you've driven in a finance context
  • You are comfortable stress-testing your own assumptions about what accounting needs to look like – and helping a team do the same
  • Familiarity with modern finance tooling
  • exposure to Business Central, OneStream or Workiva is a plus
  • A clear and credible communicator who leads through expertise, not hierarchy: Humility, cross-functional instinct, and willingness to work with others are as important as technical depth
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity while maintaining clarity and momentum for the tea

Nice to have

  • Dual US GAAP and IFRS
  • Exposure to Business Central, OneStream or Workiva

What we offer

  • Participation in our company share program
  • Best-in-class parental leave (6 months fully paid for primary caregivers, 2 months for secondary, available within your first year)
  • Unlimited paid holiday (yes, really)
  • Work from anywhere - enjoy the flexibility to work from other countries for a few weeks each year through our compliant and flexible Workation policy
  • Relocation options available after 1 year
  • Monthly 'EDGE' time - dedicated to Explore, Develop, Grow, and Elevate yourself
  • Flexible, hybrid working options
  • One-off home office setup budget to make your workspace your own
  • Monthly working-from-home and healthcare allowances (where local healthcare benefits are not in available)
  • Local benefits: We also tailor benefits to each location - from regional healthcare coverage to team events, socials, and other perks that make Mews life special wherever you are

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